In what came to be called the "Christmas Valley miracle," the Lake Tahoe Basin communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers were spared in late August 2021 when the massive Caldor Fire entered the basin ...

Popular myths often spread from movies, TV, and urban legends, leading many to believe that they’re armed with life-saving ...

Do not retaliate.” (Europe did not say that it would listen.) But Trump’s audacious power play won’t stop there: While in Davos, he’s also expected to lean on foreign leaders to join his fledgling ...

UC Davis forest ecologist Hugh Safford overlooks Echo Lake in the Lake Tahoe Basin. In August 2021, the Caldor Fire entered the basin but spared the communities of Meyers and Christmas Valley due to ...

The political fall of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who just months ago was near the apex of political prominence as Kamala Harris’ running mate in the 2024 presidential election, is an object lesson in ...

Archaeologists have made a major discovery in Suffolk, England. Two small pieces of pyrite were found in an old clay pit near Barnham. This is the oldest evidence of controlled fire use by humans. The ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest-known evidence of deliberate fire-making by prehistoric humans in Suffolk, Britain – revealing it happened some 350,000 years earlier than experts previously ...

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...

The moment a gun appears on screen, the mood shifts. Even in a quiet scene, that object carries weight, history, and ...

The European Union today finds itself in an uncomfortable position.It possesses economic power, legal instruments, and market ...